Amy
Caldwell
"Holistic - Characterized by the treatment of the whole person, taking into account mental and social factors, rather than just the symptoms of a disease."
-Oxford Dictionaries
Amy is a counselor who works primarily with adults and young adults. She has worked in the mental health field and medical field for over 10 years, practicing as a registered psychotherapist and Licensed Professional Counselor Candidate in Denver for 4 years. Amy has obtained her Licenses in Addiction Counseling and Professional Counseling in 2020. She has spent time working within multiple settings including Private Practice, community clinics, and the Department of Corrections. She has an undergraduate degree in nursing from Texas Christian University as well as a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from The University of Denver. She has completed training to perform Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing through the EMDR Institute, specializing in working with trauma therapy in addition to psychotherapy. Amy’s unique understanding of both the medical and emotional aspects of a client allows her to conceptualize the individual as a whole. This holistic perspective allows for a variety of aspects and experiences of an individual have played a role in their current struggles. Together, Amy will work with each client to learn the necessary tools that will allow for new discoveries of living their lives in a more balanced way.
Services
Individual Counseling
Individual Counseling offers a client a therapeutic relationship that is not often found in our every day lives. Amy utilizes a multitude of interventions but prioritizes the client's expertise of themselves and life experiences. Amy views Individual counseling as an opportunity to work together to address the challenges her client is experiencing and together develops a plan for success. Individual counseling allows for focused attention and the ability to build an individualized plan for treatment. Interventions utilized will be dependent on the individual as well as the problems being addressed.
EMDR
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) may be an appropriate psychotherapy model for some people and situations when traditional talk therapy isn't enough. EMDR is a form of therapy that allows the brain to reprocess impactful experiences in our lives that have negatively affected our ability to appropriately move through challenges in life. EMDR is primarily utilized to address Trauma as well as building resources that would aid in developing healthy coping skills. To learn more about EMDR, check out: EMDRIA and EMDRII.
